{"id":654770,"date":"2021-08-17T13:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654770"},"modified":"2021-08-17T13:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:07:28","slug":"hamas-leader-congratulates-taliban-on-defeat-of-u-s-occupation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-leader-congratulates-taliban-on-defeat-of-u-s-occupation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Leader Congratulates Taliban On \u2018Defeat Of U.S. Occupation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-leader-congratulates-taliban-on-defeat-of-u-s-occupation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654770&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1325719577.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Over the weekend, the leader of the terrorist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, called the Taliban\u2019s Mullah Baradar to congratulate him on the \u201cdefeat of the US occupation\u201d in Afghanistan, reportedly saying, \u2018The demise of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan is a prelude to the demise of the Israeli occupation of the land of Palestine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8418079096045\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called Taliban&#8217;s Mullah Baradar and congratulated him on the &#8216;defeat of the US occupation&#8217; in Afghanistan. Haniyeh: &#8216;The demise of the US occupation of Afghanistan is a prelude to the demise of the Israeli occupation of the land of Palestine.&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VDQAxAecg\">pic.twitter.com\/6VDQAxAecg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Khaled Abu Toameh (@KhaledAbuToameh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KhaledAbuToameh\/status\/1427497241212854272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTop Hamas officials met with Taliban leaders several weeks ago to congratulate the radicals who were then&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2021\/08\/13\/taliban-rolls-through-afghanistan-taking-2-major-cities\/\">rolling through Afghanistan<\/a>, according to Palestinian media outlets affiliated with Hamas that released photos of the meeting this week,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2021\/08\/17\/report-hamas-leader-meets-with-taliban-lauds-radicals-for-seizing-afghanistan\/\">Israel Hayom<\/a> reported on Tuesday, adding, \u201cIn the meeting, Baradar reportedly praised Hamas and its leaders \u2018for their steadfast opposition to the Zionist enemy and the long-awaited victory.\u2019&nbsp; A senior Hamas official also said that, at the time, Hamas kept the meeting secret, but decided to confirm it after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.israelhayom.com\/2021\/08\/15\/taliban-enter-afghan-capital-as-us-diplomats-evacuate-by-chopper\/\">Taliban took over Kabul<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/hamas-praises-taliban-for-causing-american-downfall-in-afghanistan\/\">The Times of Israel<\/a> reported on Monday:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p><em>The Hamas terror group praised the Taliban\u2019s takeover of Afghanistan on Monday, calling it \u201ca victory that came as the culmination of more than 20 years of struggle.\u201dIn a statement, the terror group said it \u201ccongratulates the Afghani Muslim nation for the downfall of the American occupation in all Afghani territory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hamas was declared a terrorist organization by the State Department in 1997; the Taliban has not been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) but interacts with terror groups, including al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another group listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, congratulated the Taliban, calling their success the \u201cliberation of [Afghani] land from the Western and American occupation. It has been the Muslim people which has performed the greatest jihadist heroics against all invaders over the course of their honorable history. We pray to God Almighty to grant the Afghan people security, safety, might and peace, and to make them one, as they declare God\u2019s oneness, under the banner of Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, after the 9\/11 attacks in which thousands of Americans were murdered, Palestinians <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YairNetanyahu\/status\/1395400371598725120\">danced in the streets and passed out candy<\/a>. Fox News\u2019 Brit Hume reported, \u201cThe V-sign for victory being displayed in East Jerusalem today among jubilant Palestinians that the United States had been subject to this attack. \u2026 Look at this. We\u2019re seeing people applauding, clapping, smiling, happy to know that thousands of Americans have died in this sneak attack. And there you see a V for victory sign held up to the camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BBC reported one Palestinian youth, holding one of the sweets passed out during the celebration, said, \u201cThis is a sweet from Osama Bin-Laden.\u201d An MSNBC host reported, \u201cWe have some video tape that I am going to show you from the West Bank. These are Palestinian celebrations in the wake of Tuesday\u2019s terror attacks in the United States. Apparently, Palestinians took to the streets, chanting, \u2018God is great.\u2019 People were throwing candy, distributing candy to passers-by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, the leader of the terrorist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, called the Taliban\u2019s Mullah Baradar to congratulate him on the \u201cdefeat of the US occupation\u201d in Afghanistan, reportedly &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-654770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}